zimmermann has his big blow with his solo home run. in houston the reds jumped all over the astros scoring four in the first, including two here. later it would be jake bruce's time to shine, with the bases loaded he september 1 over the fence for a grand salami, a 5 rbi day for bruce, reds win 10-0. pirates sending jeff to the mound, trying to lock up the n.l. central. trying to show he is going to be in the bigs the r a long long time, his three run bomb in the third, one of three hits for him, singled to right center, kyle stumbled allowing both men to score, padres still lead 3-2, and ronnie fielding gem later kept bird from more moisture. padres lead 5-2. so here, feast your eyes on the national league wild card standings the washington nationals, their sweep keeping them at least in the conversation for one of the two spots but they are still on the outside looking in behind the n.l. central's best, the pirates hold the top spot this the wild card standings although they are only one game behind. if the gnats are catching anybody